Ventura County voter turnout
How many people does one vote speak for in Ventura County, California?
Only 49% of eligible citizens in Ventura County voted in the 2022 midterm.
2024 presidential: 68% turnout · 1.5 people per vote
Turnout in Ventura County
In the November 2022 midterm, 280,935 of Ventura County’s 573,446 eligible citizens voted: 49.0% turnout. That’s 7.1 points higher than California overall (41.9%) and 3.0 points higher than the national rate (46.0%). With 292,511 eligible citizens sitting it out, each ballot cast spoke for 2.0 people.
In the 2024 presidential election, turnout was 67.6%, so each ballot spoke for 1.5 people. Midterm turnout here ran 18.6 points below the presidential year, which is why every vote in a midterm like 2026 carries extra weight.
Ventura County ranks #39 of 58 counties in California for vote power (#1 has the lowest turnout, so each vote there counts for the most people).
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026 — register or check your status at vote.org.
| County | Rank | Turnout | Per vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine County | #36 | 48.6% | 2.1 |
| Contra Costa County | #37 | 49.0% | 2.0 |
| San Francisco County | #38 | 49.0% | 2.0 |
| Ventura County | #39 | 49.0% | 2.0 |
| Shasta County | #40 | 49.6% | 2.0 |
| San Mateo County | #41 | 50.0% | 2.0 |
| Modoc County | #42 | 51.6% | 1.9 |
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